The City Manager's Office says its been a year since a social district was last discussed by City Council. "Not just like proposal or a study, I would like to see it actually happen.” “I would like to see it actually happen," said Khouri. Winston-Salem Mayor Pro Tempore Denise Adams said that if social district discussions were to take place, law enforcement must be consulate beforehand about a plan for public safety. "It just brings more people downtown and gets more foot traffic going from door to door and exploring the bars and restaurants downtown.” Downtown Grille is one of 18 restaurants owned by the Parry Restaurant Group. Sir Winston is also the reincarnation of the Original Sir Winston restaurant, which occupied our space from 1967 until the 1990s in what was then The Pepper Building. Visit our Wine Loft and relax in an atmosphere of unhurried comfort. “As a bar owner now, I can see some of the benefits to it," said Khouri. Downtown Winston-Salem got a new fine-dining restaurant with the Jan. For an evening you’ll never forget, come to a place that remembers what a great dining experience should be. "To me, sometimes it’s necessary to so if you’re really trying to create some energy for your downtown, but I think we’ve already got it here in Winston-Salem.”Ĭity Council is off for the month of July and Mayor Joines said there is nothing on the next agenda about a potential social district. “We’ve gotten really mixed feelings from our downtown restaurants and bars about whether or not they really want such a social district," said Allen Joines, Mayor of Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem is surrounded by social districts, but there’s no plan for them to join their neighboring cities. "Sometimes it’s people from Greensboro, sometimes it’s places like Savannah, which has a very big social district, and they’re always surprised when we tell them ‘no, you have to stay here, can’t take it with you.’” “We get a lot of people visiting from out of town from places that do have social districts," said Omar Khouri, owner of The Wrong Number in downtown Winston-Salem. Social districts continue popping up around the Triad.
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